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Rare: Non-Competitive Coins + Scarce high/highest Grade

Category:  World Coins
Owner:  gdk100
Last Modified:  4/10/2022
Set Description
This set is to highlight the coins that are "Special to me" or I consider that they "STAND ALONE". NEW: I have a number of TOP POP coins in my sets that are not listed here as they are not stand alone. In addition, the set contains high grade coins that I can not enter in competition.

UPDATE: Dec 2021 (Dec 2020) The competition got a lot tougher. I now have 117 (+5) Sets, only 31 (-4) will receive awards and 41 (+2) that are #2.

Dec 2020 (Dec 2019): I now have 112 (+3) Sets; 35 (+1) will receive awards; and 39 (+4) that are #2. Looks like I am holding my own, reference the competition.

Set Goals
NEW: 10 Apr 2022 Canada Dollar 1966 C=2; 8 Feb 2022 Mexico 5 Centavo 1889 ZsZ; 19 Nov 2021 Canada 5 Cents 1947; 5 Oct 2021 Mozambique 1954 10 ESC; 5 Sep 2021 PERU 1916 "FERUANA";14 Aug 2021 Mexico 1891 AsL C=1; 8 Aug 2021 Portugal 5 Reis 1892/1 C=1; 20 Jul 2021 Mexico 5 Centavos 1903 Mo M; Apr 2021 Mexico 5 Centavos 1867 Mo - NGC World Coin Price Guide "PLATE COIN"; 7 Apr 2021 Mexico 5 Centavos 1887 Pi R/B "Discovery Coin"; 3 Dec 2020: "A VERY RARE date in this stage of preservation." Mexico 20 Centavos 1908; 2 Nov 2020: Mexico 5 Centavos 1914 - Please see remarks; 19 Sep 2020: 1965 Canada Dollar SBP5; 13 Jul : 1953 Canada Dollar SF; 23 May 1881 Go S Mexico 5 Centavos; 28 Apr : 1901 Azores 5 Reis; 29 Feb 2020: 1915 Oaxaca 2 Peso 6th Bust-2; 1959 Mexico Peso & 1937 Mexico 10 Centavos . SHARED INFORMATION: Mexico Onza 1979/9 with high definition photo of the overdate; Peru 1/2 Dinero 1906/806 confirmed; Mexico Peso 1918/7 is currently not a variety that NGC will certify; HOWEVER, this coin is now in my new set of 1918-19 Mexico Pesos. As of Dec 2019, I had 109 NGC Competitive Sets, of which 34 received awards in 2019 and 35 were number 2. In 2018, had 42 that received awards as the top listing. The competition has really been tough this past year.

I continue to focus on my 20th Century Mexico, Portugal and Colonies, CAR, Guatemala, Canada and Peru Collections. This effort started about 60 years ago when I traded my U.S. stamp collection for a box of Mexican coins. In addition, I've always liked really "nice" (superb condition) coins. NOTE: THE FOLLOWING COINS, PREVIOUSLY IN THIS SET, WERE SOLD IN THE HERITAGE SIGNATURE & INTERNET AUCTIONS; JANUARY 8, 2018. MEXICO PESO 1949 PRF 66, PORTUGUESE INDIA RUPIA 1881 PRF 64 AND JANUARY 17 MEXICO 1976 10 PESOS DOUBLE STRUCK "WITH ROTATION" PRF 65.
JANUARY 17-18, 2017. CANADA 1911 CENT SPECIMEN MS 64 RB; MEXICO 1974 10 PESOS PR 64. 29 Apr 2021 PRIVATE PARTY SALE, MEXICO 1976 10 PESO PRF 65 ( SECOND OF THE 2 THAT I OWNED).

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View Coin Another Stand Alone! Please see remarks. AZORES 5R 1795 Azores NGC MS 64 BN Beautiful Coin, Lots of Natural Brown Luster!!!!! Struck over an unknown host, probably Portugal 3 Reis of Josephus I, 1751-1776 (C1 Type). 1 of 1, none higher. NGC Apr 2018.
View Coin Stand Alone! AZORES 5R 1901 Azores NGC MS 66 BN 1 of 1; none higher. NGC Apr 2020. I purchased this coin over 30 years ago as a Heritage (Auction Listing) Proof 65 for $200. I purchased the 1901 10 Reis, listed in my set, at the same time and listed grade. Both coins look very different from the usual business strikes.
View Coin Top Pop!!!!! AZORES 10R 1830 Azores TERCEIRA ISLAND NGC MS 65 BN TOP POP 1 OF 1, NONE HIGHER. NGC Jun 2019.
View Coin I've waited over 50 years to add this elusive coin to my set. CANADA - 1858 TO 1968 1C 1859/9 #1 NARROW 9 NGC AU 55 BN 1 of 3, 3 higher. NGC Mar 2016. 1 of 5, 6 higher NGC Mar 2022.
View Coin I found a second example in my stash. CANADA - 1858 TO 1968 1C 1859/9 #2 NARROW 9 NGC MS 63 BN 1 of 2, none higher. Total pop = 51. I owned both at one time. NGC Oct/2017.
View Coin I found this coin long before it was recognized in the catalogues. I had no idea how scarce it was. CANADA - 1858 TO 1968 1C 1859/9 #5 NARROW 9 NGC MS 63 BN 1 of 1, none higher. NGC May 2018.
View Coin All by Itself! CANADA - 1858 TO 1968 5C 1947 NGC MS 65 Stand Alone. 1 of 1, none higher. C=18. NGC Jul 2021.
View Coin This coin is TOP POP and it is the only MS 65 CANADA - 1858 TO 1968 S$1 1951 ARNPRIOR WATER LINES NGC MS 65 1 of 1, NONE HIGHER. NGC Jan 2018. Canadian Trends = $3,500 (CDN) NGC Aug 2019.
View Coin Top Pop!!!!! CANADA - 1858 TO 1968 S$1 1952 SHORT WATER LINES NGC MS 65 Beautiful Coin!!!!! 1 of 1, none higher. NGC Jun 2019. Crossed from PCGS MS 65 (170319.65/35341902)
View Coin Stand alone by a "+". CANADA - 1858 TO 1968 S$1 1953 SHOULDER FOLD NGC MS 65 TOP POP because of the "+" !!!!! The C=3 with the other 2 MS 65's in the OTTO FLYNT sets. SWL not noted on holder.
View Coin Beautiful Colors and STAND ALONE!!!!! CANADA - 1858 TO 1968 S$1 1965 SMALL BEADS POINTED 5 NGC MS 66 GEORGEOUS COIN: RED, BLUE GOLD AND GREEN HIGHLIGHTS THE UNDERLYING LUSTER.

TOP POP, 1 OF 1 plus a STAR. NGC Sep 2020.
View Coin Stand Alone! Please see remarks. CANADA - 1858 TO 1968 S$1 1966 NGC SP 67 ULTRA CAMEO 1 of 1, none higher, C=2. NGC Aug 2021.
EX: Cook Collection as PGCS PR 66 DCAM
View Coin Please see remarks. GUATEMALA - REPUBLIC 1/4R 1859 R.L. LISSNER COLLECTION NGC MS 64 Rare Coin, only 2 in Mint State, in the NGC Census and both are MS 64. NGC 20 OCT 2017.
View Coin Top Pop!!!!!! GUATEMALA - REPUBLIC 1/4R 1867 NGC MS 66
View Coin Top Pop!!!!! GUATEMALA - REPUBLIC 1/4R 1868 NGC MS 65 1 of 1, none higher. NGC Oct 2018.
View Coin Please see remarks. GUATEMALA - REPUBLIC 1/4R 1869 NGC MS 65 1 of 1, none higher. NGC Oct 2014.
View Coin The only MS 68 "Real Coin" that I have ever owned. GUATEMALA - REPUBLIC 1/4R 1878 G SMALL G NGC MS 68 1 of 2, none higher. NGC Oct 2014. "My first MS 68 of a real coin", that is a coin made for circulation.
View Coin At one time I owned the entire NGC Census of 3. I kept the MS 66+, the highest graded. GUATEMALA - REPUBLIC REAL 1899/8 ".500/.550" NGC MS 66 1 of 2, none higher. NGC May 2018.
View Coin Another Stand Alone, please see remarks. MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE 1C 1915Mo REGULAR SIZE NGC MS 66 BN This coin is a beauty to behold due to it's Pearlescent Toning!!!!!
Highest graded for date by NGC, 1 of 1 BN; none higher. 12/2012 & Dec 2018.
1 of 2 NGC May 2023. I think this coin should be an MS 65 as it does not compare to my coin.
View Coin Top Pop Stand Alone RD, RB, & BN!!!!! MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE 1C 1934Mo NGC MS 66 BN 1 of 1, none higher, this includes RB & RD. This coin is also 19/1934 as listed in Amaya. NGC would not certify the coin as a variety. NGC Jul 2019.
View Coin By itself!!!!! Please see remarks. MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE 1C 1942/1Mo NGC MS 64 RB This maybe a very scarce variety. Only one other coin certified by NGC and it is an AU. The owner of the AU coin said that he has heard of another coin (raw) in high grade. Note the Registry Set Value of 1 in the score listing and 0 in the set listing. GDK Apr 2019.
View Coin A recent purchase. It took me for ever to obtain this key date. It has a lovely brown patina. MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE 2C 1905Mo DAVID O'HARROW COLLECTION NGC MS 65 BN
View Coin I have owned this coin for years. I did not realize how scarce it is. MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE 2C 1906/9Mo NGC MS 64 BN Highest graded of the census of 4. NGC Apr 2021.
View Coin Please go to the Price Guide for a picture of this coin. In addition, please see remarks. MEXICO - 1823-1909 5C 1867MO NGC MS 64 NGC World Coin Price Guide "Plate Coin". 1 of 3, none higher C=11. NGC Apr 2021. In addition, there is an over date in the census, a 7/3 C=3 with 2 MS 66's in the census
View Coin One of a small group of original gems I purchased 20 years ago. These coins formed the basis of my 5 Centavos set. MEXICO - 1823-1909 5C 1874MO B NGC MS 67 1 of 2; none higher. NGC AUG 2017, Same - Aug 2021..
View Coin Another little gem from the original group. Check out my registered set, I will be adding more coins in the future MEXICO - 1823-1909 5C 1876/5MO B NGC MS 67 1 of 1; only 2 graded by NGC - 11/2012
View Coin STAND ALONE!!!!! Only the 2nd MS 68 coin (made for circulation before 1960) that I have found. MEXICO - 1823-1909 5C 1881GO S NGC MS 68
This is only my second MS 68 coin (issued for circulation). Coins of this kind before 1960, in the areas that I collect, are RARE in MS68. TOP POP - STAND ALONE. 1 of 1, NONE HIGHER. NGC May 2020
View Coin Extended comment, Please See Remarks. MEXICO - 1823-1909 5C 1887PI R/B NGC MS 67 Purchased in 1996 from Rod Bates who noted the over assayer. I really had to work with NGC to Certify the coin as R/B (C=1). A note with my label says that they do not recognize this variety and I can not add the coin to my registered set as a variety. The coin is in my registered set as a 1887 Pi R (C=14 1/8 -1).

In addition, a few years ago a small lot (3-5) coins of the 87 Pi R in high grade came up for auction. I suspect that they may have all been from this die. The census has been increasing recently, note the high concentration as all 14 are MS 66 to MS 68.
View Coin I have owned this Stand Alone since 2013. MEXICO - 1823-1909 5C 1889ZS Z NGC MS 64 Only 2 coins slabbed by NGC, the other is a MS 61. 05/2013.
Update: I just purchased a MS 63, 1 of 2. C=4. NGC Feb 2022
View Coin Census of ONE!!!!! Please see remarks. MEXICO - 1823-1909 5C 1891AS L NGC F 12 A nice original well circulated coin. Census of ONE!!!!! There are at least 2 more in "Details" (AU in census & XF in Ferngar's Set). By far the lowest graded coin in my set. A very recent purchase as the coin appears to be rather scarce: Mintage 8000. NGC Aug 2021.
View Coin Stand Alone. Note on a variety , see remarks. MEXICO - 1823-1909 5C 1903MO M NGC MS 67 TOP POP: 1 of 1 NONE HIGHER. From a group of 20 or so pieces that I purchased more that 25 years ago. A sister coin came back as a 66+, this, one of 2 coins that had a bar through the o in Mo.
View Coin TOP POP !!!!! MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE 5C 1914Mo BRONZE NGC MS 67 BN TOP POP, 1 OF 1 - Red through Brown.
A Beautiful Pearlescent Chocolate Brown.
NGC Oct 2020.
View Coin Interesting coin, please see remarks. MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE 10C 1906M NGC MS 66 Obvious 1906/6 as noted in Amaya and verified by a number of my fellow collectors. NGC did not bother to certify; although, they did take the $15. MAYBE THE FINEST KNOWN.....
View Coin VERY ELUSIVE COIN. This coin replaced a harshly cleaned Fine in my collection. MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE 10C 1907/6M NGC MS 65 1 of 3; 2 higher. NGC Mar 2019.
View Coin Please see remarks. MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE 10C 1937M NGC MS 66 1 of 3, none higher: since a "+" is a scarce designation, I believe that this coin is a STAND ALONE TOP POP.
EX: PCGS MS 66+. NGC Dec 2019.
View Coin Please see remarks! MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE 20C 1908M NGC MS 64 Reference Stack's & Bowers Auction Oct 2020; "A VERY RARE date in this state of preservation".
The single MS 65 sold for $10,500 + buyer fee at the S&B ANA Auction, Aug 2017.
Current populations: NGC (62,64,& 65) & PCGS (61 & 64). 1 of 1, 1 higher. NGC Nov 2020.
View Coin TOP POP: Please see remarks. MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE 20C 1920Mo BRONZE NGC MS 66 RB Fabulous Coin with Red and Blue Opalescence. ANACS MS 65, I wrote "Should be a 66" and now it is.

1 of 1 or 2, none higher. NGC Feb 2019
View Coin Stands Alone. Really nice Coin!!!!! MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE 20C 1935Mo BRONZE NGC MS 66 RB 1 of 1 in RB; none higher. NGC 01/2019.
View Coin This has to be a very scarce over date!!!!! MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE 50C 1913/07M NGC MS 62 Please see update! TOTAL CENSUS!!!!! The only example of this over-date certified as of Aug 2017.

UPDATE: There are now 3 + 1 (DETAILS). This coin is still Top Pop. NGC Sep 2021.
View Coin Purchased this coin about 30 years ago, long before the over-date was recognized. MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE 50C 1918/7M SMALL SIZE NGC MS 66 1 of 1; nothing close: only UNC graded - NGC 11/2012
View Coin MY highest graded Horse Peso. MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE PESO 1912 NGC MS 66 1 of 3, none higher. NGC Nov 2015, Same Aug 2021.
View Coin Please see remarks here and in "Set Goals". MEXICO - 1823-1909 PESO 1918/7M NGC AU Details Seller said "Unique". This is not correct; however, it is the First to be slabbed by NGC. I have another in a NGC holder, an AU 58, (not identified as an overdate) and I know of a few more.
View Coin This coin was so neat and fully struck that I paid $300 for it nearly 30 years ago. MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE PESO 1921M NGC MS 67 1 of 1; none higher. NGC Nov 2015. SAME May 2021.
Exceptional coin, lustrous and fully stuck. I paid $200.00 for this coin about 30 years ago.
View Coin At the time I purchased this coin it was a stand alone by 2 grades. I may have also confused this coin with my 1923 which is also a 67. MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE PESO 1924M NGC MS 67 1 of 1; next highest is MS 65: 31 graded by NGC. 11/2012. I 0f 2 none higher. NGC Apr 2022.
View Coin Stand Alone!!!!! MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE PESO 1959Mo NGC MS 67 TOP POP 1 of 1 None Higher! NGC Sep 2019. Nice light Reddish Gold toning.
View Coin Please see remarks! 1 Onza 1979/9Mo Mexico Silver OBVERSE LAMINATION Pan between ""U"" & ""N"" NGC MINT ERROR MS 64 This is a fairly scarce variety. I can not include this in my registered set because it is certified as an "Error Coin". As such I feel that it is one of a kind.
View Coin The only RB in the NGC Census. There are not any Reds. MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE 1C 1915 OAXACA RECTANGLE NGC MS 64 RB
View Coin Another Stand Alone! MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE 2P 1915 OAXACA 6TH BUST NGC MS 64 1 of 1, none higher. NGC Jun 2019. GB367; OAX107; R2
View Coin Next Highest is a MS 63. MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE 2P 1915 OAXACA 6TH BUST - "2" NGC MS 65 OAX 109

1 of 1 as designated 6th Bust "2", I believe I found a similar coin just designated as a 6th Bust in the NGC Census.
Looks like this general type is really scarce above MS63. NGC Feb 2020.

EX: PCGS MS 63, I read the coin (through the dirt) as possibly being better than a 63. Thank You NCS for confirming my read.
View Coin A really flashy coin! Please see owner comments and the variety in the next slot. MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE 5P 1915 TM OAXACA - SILVER 2 BELOW P NGC MS 66 1 of 1, none higher. Top pop and really nice brilliant white mirror like surfaces as I remember the coin. It has been buried in the bank box for years. Total NGC pop of "2 over P" = 26 as of 29 Jun 2017.
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